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Post by Astrozombie on Aug 22, 2016 4:00:24 GMT -5
Nikki returning was such a great surprise. It'll be interesting to see if she'll be heel or face because she got the loudest pop out of the six of them. I think she could easily be the top face on Smackdown, unfortunately for Becky. But her return was easily one of those iconic moments and I'm so happy she was welcomed with such a positive reaction.
I hate Naomi's gear though, I get what she's doing, but I wish she'd at least go back to style she wore at WM it looked great on her. Alexa was solid, her mannerisms in the ring are great.
Carmella really is the weak link. Which bums me out because I was so pumped for her, but they really should've just kept her with Enzo and Cass and let her build more of a following first before letting her branch out on her own.
It just makes you wonder though, just the contrast between the two womens matches if they'll ever let the Smackdown women wrestle like the four horses.
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Post by Tarry on Aug 22, 2016 4:56:04 GMT -5
Holy shit @ the ending of Lesnar/Orton, that was disgusting. I hope Randy is okay.
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Post by Tiarnán on Aug 22, 2016 5:43:59 GMT -5
At least attempt to heel it up Nikki.
I swear, if we get another half hearted 'I'm supposed to be a heel but I'm going to pander to the fans anyway' run from her I'll scream. Just turn her face.
Also, she needs to bring back the highlights.
Sasha vs Charlotte was very scary but very good.
I felt awful for Carmella who is just dead in the water.
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Post by Tarry on Aug 22, 2016 5:57:00 GMT -5
I felt awful for Carmella who is just dead in the water. I don't understand why they split her from Enzo and Cass. She's nowhere near ready to be standing on her own. |
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Post by Tiarnán on Aug 22, 2016 6:32:02 GMT -5
She was really quite good performing in solo matches when she first started out as a heel. It's difficult because of the imbalance but she'd find it much easier starting out as a villain and then progressing as the fans slowly got into her, like in NXT.
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Post by Brandon on Aug 22, 2016 10:18:09 GMT -5
I swear, if we get another half hearted 'I'm supposed to be a heel but I'm going to pander to the fans anyway' run from her I'll scream. Like your fave AJ who skipped around the ring and gloated every time she got a pop or the fans cheered her name?  |
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Post by Burke on Aug 22, 2016 11:27:31 GMT -5
When Nikki put Carmella on her shoulders for a second I thought she was about to hit an AA.
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Post by Brandon on Aug 22, 2016 12:06:09 GMT -5
I'm finally getting to watch this because WWE and their incompetent Network didn't work for me last night when I finally got home after SummerSlam was over. Why is that middle part in Sasha's wig so fucking wide? Anyways, I'm glad the Women's Championship is back where it belongs, around the waist of the least annoying of the Four Horsewomen. Does this Women's Championship have it's own lineage? Or does it share the same history as the old one? If it's new, then Charlotte is the first multi-time champion just like my other fave Maryse was with the Divas title.  I hope this is merely the second of many more title reigns for her. I want her to have as many as her dad had World titles. "That's why the Women's Championship is only on Monday Night Raw, women like Charlotte and Sasha." Has no one told Michael Cole that SmackDown is getting their own Women's title? Like, this was a good match but WWE just really does the most in letting us know that. Michael Cole flipping the fuck out about Sasha diving out of the ring from the top rope like we never saw Kelly freaking Kelly do that - multiple times. Like, it's possible to praise and appreciate the current women without pretending like a women's division didn't exist before them. I did like when Sasha countered the Natural Selection into whatever her finisher is called - the one she adopted from Chris Benoit.  But Charlotte transitioning it into a pin was an even better reversal.  I definitely think that corner spot was done to make Sasha appear legitimately injured so they could have her drop the title and then write her off as injured for a few weeks, for what's probably gonna be a wellness violation suspension like Burke said. Poor these insecure, unoriginal girls. First they copy Eva Marie's hair color, then her Adderall addiction.  See you in 30 days, Sasha. I just can't with WWE lmao. Talmbout Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano at SummerSlam '94. Yeah, okay, how about the way you didn't book a women's match at SummerSlam for years after that, and the SummerSlam that took place a week after Lita won the Women's title from Stephanie McMahon, you left her off the card while Terri and The Kat had a stink face match. Just shut up, WWE. Wow, Nikki's pop.  I know those girls ( and maybe a couple of people in here  ) were shook. So glad she's back as a heel. While ( especially after that pop) she would easily be a top face on SmackDown, the thought of her sharing that spotlight and teaming with Becky makes me physically ill. I'd much rather her be THE top heel and go around forearming Becky unconscious than tagging with her. Plus, she's one of those rare women like Trish Stratus who's great at playing both roles, but she's much more fun as a heel. And also this way Naomi still gets to be the second top face, and maybe she'll FINALLY get a title opportunity. I haven't seen much of Alexa since she turned heel a while back but she's great at it. I like her aggression. And I'm not in love with Naomi's new gear, but it doesn't bother me and at least it seems marketable and the fans are into it. I do agree that Carmella is the weak link, but someone has to be, and she's still the newest. She kinda reminded me of like the modern day Kelly Kelly in this match, in that she was the plucky rag doll lol, but someone like that is needed. She'll have plenty of time to grow. What I really think would benefit both her and Alexa is a program together, being the two rookies. And maybe it wouldn't hurt her to calm down a bit, either... "The Bellas are the ones responsible for this entire Divas revolution." - JBL  Literally so happy Nikki returned this way. It even made Eva Marie's suspension worth it. She was fantastic in the match too, which I mean, wasn't surprising, but I kept seeing things like that she was playing up to the fans or something but I guess people can't comprehend that her doing things like the push ups mid-match is her being cocky. Lol, poor pressed gooses. |
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Post by Tiarnán on Aug 22, 2016 12:28:05 GMT -5
I swear, if we get another half hearted 'I'm supposed to be a heel but I'm going to pander to the fans anyway' run from her I'll scream. Like your fave AJ who skipped around the ring and gloated every time she got a pop or the fans cheered her name? Actually I thought that whole period was just messy. We've moved on and Nikki should strive to look in depth at new era hero Becky Lynch. |
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Post by Brandon on Aug 22, 2016 12:34:12 GMT -5
Like your fave AJ who skipped around the ring and gloated every time she got a pop or the fans cheered her name? Actually I thought that whole period was just messy. We've moved on and Nikki should strive to look in depth at new era hero Becky Lynch. If she needs to know how to make her extensions look ratty or give me secondhand embarrassment, I'm sure she'll look no further than Becky Lynch.  |
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Post by Burke on Aug 22, 2016 12:34:13 GMT -5
The Boogeyman was more intimidating than "Demon" Balor.  Nikki got a bigger pop than both Lesnar and Orton in the main event.  I haven't added up the BPX scores yet but Tarry must have killed with him winning both mens World title matches. |
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Post by Brandon on Aug 22, 2016 12:35:31 GMT -5
Nikki got a bigger pop than both Lesnar and Orton in the main event. I didn't even watch that match but all I can think of is that story about how Sable went off on Randy Orton's mistress backstage a few years ago lol. |
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Post by Tiarnán on Aug 22, 2016 12:45:59 GMT -5
Actually I thought that whole period was just messy. We've moved on and Nikki should strive to look in depth at new era hero Becky Lynch. If she needs to know how to make her extensions look ratty or give me secondhand embarrassment, I'm sure she'll look no further than Becky Lynch. Queen. Edit: straight fiyaaah becky obviously. Not the person in the pic. |
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Post by Tiarnán on Aug 22, 2016 12:46:19 GMT -5
Nikki got a bigger pop than both Lesnar and Orton in the main event. I didn't even watch that match but all I can think of is that story about how Sable went off on Randy Orton's mistress backstage a few years ago lol. Deets? |
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Post by Burke on Aug 22, 2016 12:56:42 GMT -5
Oh, and as much as I love Naomi's new entrance, once the lights are turned on and she has to wrestle she looks absolutely ridiculous and I can't take her seriously wearing that outfit.
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